A veterinary cleans the paw of a capybara injured during a wildfire at the Aguara Conservation Center in Paso de la Patria, province of Corrientes, Argentina February 23, 2022. REUTERS/Matias Baglietto 

A capybara injured during a wildfire receives treatment by a veterinary at the Aguara Conservation Center in Paso de la Patria, province of Corrientes, Argentina February 23, 2022. REUTERS/Matias Baglietto 

A capybara injured during a wildfire receives treatment by a veterinary at the Aguara Conservation Center in Paso de la Patria, province of Corrientes, Argentina February 23, 2022. REUTERS/Matias Baglietto 

Capybara bask in the morning sun on the shore of a pond on a cattle farm, in Barinas, Venezuela January 11, 2022. Picture taken January 11, 2022. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria 

Capybara bask in the morning sun on the shore of a pond on a cattle farm, in Barinas, Venezuela January 11, 2022. Picture taken January 11, 2022. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria 

Capybara bask in the morning sun on the shore of a pond on a cattle farm, in Barinas, Venezuela January 11, 2022. Picture taken with a drone. Picture taken January 11, 2022. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria 

Capybaras swim at the gated community of Nordelta, which was built on wetlands and now capybaras have taken up residence there, in Buenos Aires, Argentina August 30, 2021. Picture taken August 30, 2021. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian 

Capybaras eat grass at the gated community of Nordelta, which was built on wetlands and now capybaras have taken up residence there, in Buenos Aires, Argentina August 30, 2021. Picture taken August 30, 2021. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian 

Capybaras eat grass at the gated community of Nordelta, which was built on wetlands and now capybaras have taken up residence there, in Buenos Aires, Argentina August 30, 2021. Picture taken August 30, 2021. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian 

Capybaras eat grass at the gated community of Nordelta, which was built on wetlands and now capybaras have taken up residence there, in Buenos Aires, Argentina August 30, 2021. Picture taken August 30, 2021. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian 

Capybaras eat grass at the gated community of Nordelta, which was built on wetlands and now capybaras have taken up residence there, in Buenos Aires, Argentina August 30, 2021. Picture taken August 30, 2021. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian 

A capybara swims at the gated community of Nordelta, which was built on wetlands and now capybaras have taken up residence there, in Buenos Aires, Argentina August 30, 2021. Picture taken August 30, 2021. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian 

A capybara is pictured outside a house of the gated community of Nordelta, which was built on wetlands and now capybaras have taken up residence there, in Buenos Aires, Argentina August 30, 2021. Picture taken August 30, 2021. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian 

A capybara and its pup are pictured outside a house of the gated community of Nordelta, which was built on wetlands and now capybaras have taken up residence there, in Buenos Aires, Argentina August 30, 2021. Picture taken August 30, 2021. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian 

A capybara and its pup are pictured outside a house of the gated community of Nordelta, which was built on wetlands and now capybaras have taken up residence there, in Buenos Aires, Argentina August 30, 2021. Picture taken August 30, 2021. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian 

A capybara is pictured at the gated community of Nordelta, which was built on wetlands and now capybaras have taken up residence there, in Buenos Aires, Argentina August 30, 2021. Picture taken August 30, 2021. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian 

Capybaras eat grass as neighbours of the gated community of Nordelta, which was built on wetlands and now capybaras have taken up residence there, look at them, in Buenos Aires, Argentina August 30, 2021. Picture taken August 30, 2021. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian 

A capybara is pictured at the gated community of Nordelta, which was built on wetlands and now capybaras have taken up residence there, in Buenos Aires, Argentina August 30, 2021. Picture taken August 30, 2021. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian 

A neighbour of the gated community of Nordelta, which was built on wetlands and now capybaras have taken up residence there, walks past capybaras eating grass, in Buenos Aires, Argentina August 30, 2021. Picture taken August 30, 2021. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian 

A silhouetted capybara is pictured at the gated community of Nordelta, which was built on wetlands and now capybaras have taken up residence there, in Buenos Aires, Argentina August 30, 2021. Picture taken August 30, 2021. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian 

A neighbour of the gated community of Nordelta, which was built on wetlands and now capybaras have taken up residence there, rides a bike as he looks at a capybara eating grass, in Buenos Aires, Argentina August 30, 2021. Picture taken August 30, 2021. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian 

Capybaras are seen at a pier on Paranoa lake, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Brasilia, Brazil, March 18, 2021. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino. 

Capybaras are seen at a pier on Paranoa lake, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Brasilia, Brazil, March 18, 2021. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino 

Visitors take photos of capybaras sitting inside a hot tub at Izu Shaboten Zoo in Ito, Japan February 1, 2020. Picture taken February 1, 2020. REUTERS/Sakura Murakami 

A capybara-themed burger is pictured at a restaurant of Izu Shaboten Zoo in Ito, Japan February 1, 2020. Picture taken February 1, 2020. REUTERS/Sakura Murakami 

Capybaras sit inside a hot tub full of apples at Izu Shaboten Zoo in Ito, Japan February 1, 2020. Picture taken February 1, 2020. REUTERS/Sakura Murakami 

Capybaras sit inside a hot tub full of apples at Izu Shaboten Zoo in Ito, Japan February 1, 2020. Picture taken February 1, 2020. REUTERS/Sakura Murakami 

A zookeeper pats a capybara as he prepares to give the capybaras some vegetables at Izu Shaboten Zoo in Ito, Japan February 1, 2020. Picture taken February 1, 2020. REUTERS/Sakura Murakami 

Volunteer Facundo Palomino hugs a rescued capybara at the animal sanctuary "Animal Paradise," managed by couple Gabriela Bezeric and Armando Scoppa for over a quarter of a century, in General Rodriguez, Argentina January 24, 2020. Picture taken January 24, 2020. REUTERS/Mariana Greif 

Gabriela Bezeric (2nd R) and her husband Armando Scoppa (2nd L) pose for a photograph with volunteers Facundo Palomino and Yamila Budoff and a rescued capybara at their animal sanctuary "Animal Paradise," in General Rodriguez, Argentina January 24, 2020. Picture taken January 24, 2020. REUTERS/Mariana Greif 

Capybaras are seen next to the road during prolonged drought conditions near San Rafael, Bolivia, September 27, 2019. REUTERS/David Mercado TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Capybaras are seen next to the road during prolonged drought conditions near San Rafael, Bolivia, September 27, 2019. REUTERS/David Mercado 

Capybaras are seen next to the road during prolonged drought conditions near San Rafael, Bolivia, September 27, 2019. REUTERS/David Mercado 

A capybara is seen in Santa Teresita, Charagua, Bolivia, September 24, 2019. REUTERS/David Mercado 

In Paraguay, alongside the Pilcomayo River, black vultures flew over a shrinking pond where a group of crocodilian reptiles known as yacare caimans sought refuge. Water from the river, which divides Paraguay and Argentina in the area of the Gran Chaco, was scarce. This is not an uncommon sight in the region of General Diaz, about 700 kilometres (435 miles) northwest of the country's capital Asuncion, where the Pilcomayo's waters form lakes and streams that give life to capybaras, birds and caimans. "The river's situation is critical. No water is forecast to enter the basin until December, as happens every year," said Alcides Gonzalez, a resident of the area. REUTERS/Jorge Adorno SEARCH "BOQUERON DROUGHT" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY. Matching text: PARAGUAY-ENVIRONMENT/ 

A dead capybara lies in the dried-up river bed of the Pilcomayo river in Boqueron, Paraguay, August 14, 2016. REUTERS/Jorge Adorno SEARCH "BOQUERON DROUGHT" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

In Paraguay, alongside the Pilcomayo River, black vultures flew over a shrinking pond where a group of crocodilian reptiles known as yacare caimans sought refuge. Water from the river, which divides Paraguay and Argentina in the area of the Gran Chaco, was scarce. This is not an uncommon sight in the region of General Diaz, about 700 kilometres (435 miles) northwest of the country's capital Asuncion, where the Pilcomayo's waters form lakes and streams that give life to capybaras, birds and caimans. "The river's situation is critical. No water is forecast to enter the basin until December, as happens every year," said Alcides Gonzalez, a resident of the area. REUTERS/Jorge Adorno SEARCH "BOQUERON DROUGHT" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY. Matching text: PARAGUAY-ENVIRONMENT/ 

A capybara (bottom) is seen inside a green area at the 2016 Rio Olympics Village in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 23, 2016. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov 

Alligators and capybaras are pictured stuck in the mud of the dry Pilcomayo river, which is facing its worst drought in almost two decades, on the border between Paraguay and Argentina, in Boqueron, July 3, 2016. REUTERS/Jorge Adorno 

Alligators and capybaras are pictured stuck in the mud of the dry Pilcomayo river, which is facing its worst drought in almost two decades, on the border between Paraguay and Argentina, in Boqueron, July 3, 2016. REUTERS/Jorge Adorno 

Alligators and capybaras are pictured stuck in the mud of the dry Pilcomayo river, which is facing its worst drought in almost two decades, in Boqueron, on the border between Paraguay and Argentina, July 3, 2016. REUTERS/Jorge Adorno 

Alligators and capybaras are pictured stuck in the mud of the dry Pilcomayo river, which is facing its worst drought in almost two decades, in Boqueron, on the border between Paraguay and Argentina July 3, 2016. REUTERS/Jorge Adorno 

Capybaras lay on the banks of Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon in Rio de Janeiro March 2, 2015. The lagoon will receive the rowing and canoe sprint competitions during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes (BRAZIL - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS ANIMALS CANOEING ROWING) 

Capybaras lay on the banks of Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon where people practise rowing in Rio de Janeiro March 2, 2015. The lagoon will receive the rowing and canoe sprint competitions during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes (BRAZIL - Tags: ANIMALS SPORT CANOEING OLYMPICS ROWING) 

Capybara pups are seen on a bicycle path on the Pinheiros river's edge in Sao Paulo December 2, 2014. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker (BRAZILANIMALS - Tags: SOCIETY) 

An adult and a young Capybaras are seen at the Manu National Park in Peru's southern Amazon region of Madre de Dios July 16, 2014. This 1.8 million hectares reserve is the largest National Park in Peru and is the home of about 1000 birds species and 200 mammals species among other animals, as reptiles and amphibians, and has one of the highest levels of biodiversity of any park in the world, with more than 200 varieties of trees found in one hectare. Picture taken July 16, 2014. REUTERS/Enrique Castro-Mendivil (PERU - Tags: ENVIRONMENT TRAVEL ANIMALS) 

Footprints of a capybara are seen on the cracked grounds of the Jaguari dam, part of the Cantareira water supply system, in Joanopollis, 136 km (77 miles) from Sao Paulo February 21, 2014. The water levels of the Cantareira system, which serves 9.3 million residents in Sao Paulo's metropolitan region, reached an all-time low of 17.7 percent. It is the first time in history that the level is below 18 percent, according to Sabesp (Basic Sanitation Company of the State of Sao Paulo). REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker (BRAZIL - Tags: ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

A family of Capybaras swim past water level markers at Jaguari dam in Braganca Paulista, 100km (62 miles) from Sao Paulo February 20, 2014. The Jaguari dam is part of the Sao Paulo's Cantareira system water supply, which is drying due to drought-like conditions in the state since December. The system serves 9.3 million residents in Sao Paulo's metropolitan region. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker (BRAZIL - Tags: ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS) 

A capybara walks on the banks of Jaguari dam during a drought in Braganca Paulista, 100km (62 miles) from Sao Paulo February 20, 2014. The Jaguari dam is part of the São Paulo's Cantareira system water supply which is drying due to drought-like conditions in the state since December. The system serves 9.3mn residents in São Paulo's metropolitan region. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker (BRAZIL - Tags: ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS) ANIMAL) 

A caiman (L) stands near a capybara at a lagoon at the Hato La Aurora, Casanare province December 15, 2012. The Hato La Aurora private nature reserve is 17,000 hectares (42007 acres) housing more than 350 species of birds, hundreds of wild animals, including cats, pumas, tigers, and thousands of turtles. The reserve promotes conservation of all wildlife, including a safari, which attracts hundreds of local and foreign visitors each year. Picture taken December 15, 2012. REUTERS/Jose Miguel Gomez (COLOMBIA - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS) 

A capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) stands in a lagoon at sunset at the Hato La Aurora, Casanare province December 16, 2012. The Hato La Aurora private nature reserve is 17,000 hectares (42007 acres) housing more than 350 species of birds, hundreds of wild animals, including cats, pumas, tigers, and thousands of turtles. The reserve promotes conservation of all wildlife, including a safari, which attracts hundreds of local and foreign visitors each year. Picture taken December 16, 2012. REUTERS/Jose Miguel Gomez (COLOMBIA - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

A capybara eats a leaf in a pond at Schoenbrunn Zoo in Vienna July 6, 2012. The animals at the zoo are being cooled down as Austria has been hit by a heat wave since last week with temperatures up to 37 degrees Celsius (98.6 degrees Fahrenheit), according to Austria's national weather service agency ZAMG. REUTERS/Herwig Prammer (AUSTRIA - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS) 

A capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris), born in captivity 15 days ago, follows its mother at the Santa Fe Zoo in Medellin March 8, 2010. REUTERS/Albeiro Lopera (COLOMBIA - Tags: ANIMALS) 

A capybara sits inside a hot tub with a cabbage leaf on its head at the Saitama Children's Zoo in Higashimatsuyama, north of Tokyo December 11, 2009. The zoo offers the "hot spa" to its family of capybara, the largest living rodent in the world, in the winter season to entertain zoo visitors. Cabbage is given to the capybaras as feed. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN ANIMALS) 

Capybaras sit inside a hot tub at the Saitama Children's Zoo in Higashimatsuyama, north of Tokyo December 11, 2009. The zoo offers the "hot spa" to its family of capybara, the largest living rodent in the world, in the winter season to entertain zoo visitors. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN ANIMALS) 

Capybaras sit inside a hot tub at the Saitama Children's Zoo in Higashimatsuyama, north of Tokyo December 11, 2009. The zoo offers the "hot spa" to its family of capybara, the largest living rodent in the world, in the winter season to entertain zoo visitors. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN ANIMALS) 

Capybaras sit inside a hot tub at the Saitama Children's Zoo in Higashimatsuyama, north of Tokyo December 11, 2009. The zoo offers the "hot spa" to its family of capybara, the largest living rodent in the world, in the winter season to entertain zoo visitors. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN ANIMALS IMAGES OF THE DAY SOCIETY) 

Capybaras sit inside a hot tub at the Saitama Children's Zoo in Higashimatsuyama, north of Tokyo, December 11, 2009. The zoo offers the "hot spa" to its family of capybara, the largest living rodent in the world, in the winter season to entertain zoo visitors. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN ANIMALS) 

A capybara sits inside a hot tub at the Saitama Children's Zoo in Higashimatsuyama, north of Tokyo December 11, 2009. The zoo offers the "hot spa" to its family of capybara, the larges living rodent in the world, in the winter season to entertain zoo visitors. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN ANIMALS) 

A Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) is seen in the water near the flooded city of Trinidad, some 500 km (310 miles) northeast of La Paz, February 12, 2008. Flooding and torrential rains have killed dozens of people in Bolivia since November, wrecking highways, crops and thousands of homes in the impoverished country, officials said. The flooding is blamed on the La Nina weather phenomenon in the Pacific Ocean, which has exacerbated Bolivia's rainy season. REUTERS/David Mercado (BOLIVIA)